# Crazy Star Wars Fan? Episode VII News **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 27, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289 "2002-06-27T23:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/1 "2002-06-27T23:28:59Z")
Okay, we’ve heard how George is only going to make six SW films. Where in the world did this guy get [this episode 7 “information”](http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/swarsep7)? Did he just make it up? I can tell he’s not the most reliable. He didn’t get a thing right in [his Episode 2 “facts”](http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/swarsep2) section. For example: > [@](#): > > The film opens with Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2 and Jar Jar Binks arriving on Tatooine to rescue Shmi Skywalker and C-3PO from bondage. Anakin lands his Republic cruiser at one of the Mos Espa spaceports and heads to Watto’s junk shop. Watto tells Anakin that his mother and C-3PO are now the property of the infamous Mitor the Hutt. Next, Anakin goes to Mitor’s headquarters to get his mother and C-3PO. While at Mitor’s abode, Mitor refuses to release Shmi and C- 3PO because Mitor has grown fond of them. A fight erupts. Anakin wins and takes his mother and C-3PO. Anakin and company leave Tatooine and head for Naboo. Oddly enough, he did seem to get [this](http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/swarspre/) right about Episode one: > [@](#): > > On Coruscant R2D2 was originally supposed to fall off a large building and fly back up using his never-before-seen jetpacks. (This may reveal something that could possibly be used in Episode II) So is he crazy or am I just paying too much attention to a lonely fan-boy site that was listed in the Google directory? ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/2 "2002-06-28T00:00:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Mitor the Hutt Mighty Mitor, Master of Manilla! > [@](#): > > the Dark Jedi invade wearing jet packs Ha!! Somebody has too much time on his hands. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/3 "2002-06-28T00:34:57Z")
Yeah… I am not sure what is worse… That Episode 7 description (which you know is false because it mentions characters created in the books not by Lucas and you aren’t a complete moron ) or the Episode 3 description on [theforce.net](http://theforce.net) (A Sith Council = crap) Perhaps if you like crazy people and sci fi, I recommend visiting [Scifipi.com](http://Scifipi.com) (I think that is it) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/4 "2002-06-28T00:38:44Z")
Oh and the Episode 1, R2-D2 action figure had booster rockets. So saying there was a scene cut that had him using them wasn’t going to far out on a limb. ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/5 "2002-06-28T03:17:56Z")
Based solely on my unreliable memory from those times (I was 17 when Star Wars came out), Lucas had supposedly said nine movies were envisioned. Later, again based on memory, he either retracted that statement, or denied he had ever planned for nine, but only for six. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/6 "2002-06-28T05:07:48Z")
Who names their kid “Blue-3”? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/7 "2002-06-28T08:29:28Z")
The nine movies thing he retracted. He was kind of cajoled into projecting for nine, though he originally had no storyline for that era. More recently he’s just said “No. Nothing more. Shut up already.” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/8 "2002-06-28T14:16:47Z")
I went recently to the Brooklyn musuem and view ‘The Magic of Myth’ which is a collection of Star Wars props, costumes and an explanation of the hero myth that Star Wars taps into. So I’m standing about a foot from R2D2, and I can flatly state that there are no jets on it. None at all. ---
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-star-wars-fan-episode-vii-news/116289/9 "2002-06-28T18:37:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pesch \* > **Based solely on my unreliable memory from those times (I was 17 when Star Wars came out), Lucas had supposedly said nine movies were envisioned.** Two years ago, [starwars.com](http://starwars.com) did an April Fool’s edition of their web page: what the page would look like back around 1979 or so. Under the section about finding out about all the movies in the series, it had nine episodes listed 🙂